Israel says that it has killed the new military chief of Hamas, Mohamed Odeh, just 11 days after his predecessor was killed.
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May 26, 2026 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli airstrikes across eastern and southern Lebanon kill at least 31 people and injure dozens more, as Hezbollah and Israel report intensified ground operations and cross-border attacks despite an existing ceasefire.
Sudanese Armed Forces announce that they have recaptured four more towns in the Blue Nile region following clashes with the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North.
Business and economy
Uzbekistan resumes the export of gold in April with an export of US$1.5 billion following a six-month pause.
BP chairperson Albert Manifold is removed with immediate effect over "serious" conduct concerns.
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed after a house fire in the village of Yuryevka, Omsk Oblast, Russia.
Six people are killed after entering an under-construction septic tank in Kalahandi District, India.
Three people are killed and three others are injured after an overpass collapses in Seoul, South Korea.
One person is killed, ten people are injured, and nine others are missing in a major chemical explosion at a paper mill in Longview, Washington, United States.
Four people, including two children, are killed, and five more are injured in a collision between a train and a school bus in Buggenhout, Belgium.
One person is killed and eleven others are injured after a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan.
Health and environment
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko says that Russia has developed a breakthrough vaccine for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus strain of the disease.
The Bahamas announces enhanced health screening and possible quarantine measures for travelers who recently visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, and Uganda following the Ebola epidemic in central Africa.
The United States announces plans to send health officers to Kenya to open a potential quarantine facility amidst the Ebola epidemic.
Law and crime
A jury is sworn in for the criminal trial of former Northern Irish MP Jeffrey Donaldson for sexual offences, which is to begin at 10:30 the following day. His wife Eleanor is undergoing a separate trial of the facts as she was deemed to be unfit to stand trial by medical experts.
Mexico arrests Isai MartĂnez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora.
Politics and elections
The South Carolina Senate rejects a redistricting effort to change the congressional districts in the U.S. state of South Carolina before the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
The Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia approves legislation allowing president Rodrigo Paz to declare a state of emergency and deploy the military amid anti-government protests over economic conditions in the country.
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